GRE Word List

ENIGMA

something hard to understand or explain

The meaning of the word enigma is something hard to understand or explain.

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WordMeaning
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
artifactsa usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
appurtenancesaccessory objects
friezea heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface
blotchto mark or mar with blotches
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
parquetto furnish with a floor of parquet
nebulaany of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge